Culvert



April 3 A. SCHROEDER, JR 1,997,236-

\ 'CULVERT Filed Oct. 27, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 o Inventor Attorney A. SICHROEDER, JR

April 9, 1935.

CULVERT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 27, 1954 Attorney I Patented A i.9,1935 I 1 997 235;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I f V V CULVERT' Adolph Schroeder, Jr.,'Yorkto wn, Tex. v Application October- 27, 1934, Serial No. 750,374 4 Claims. (01. 72-52) V The presentinvention relatesto new and useful slabs 1 the lower ends of which are substantially improvements in culverts and has for its primary Vshaped, as at 8,.to conform to the tops 2 ofv said;- object to provide a structure, of. this-character footings I. The footings I extend beyond the comprising a plurality of preformed members. side slabs I and have mounted thereon end wings; A

5 adapted to be. molded. at 'a' factory and-then 9 the upper ends of which .areinclined. The; 15:; transported to the desired locationand assembled. lower ends of the end\wings 9 are substantially Another important object of the invention is V-shaped to receive the tops 2 of the footings I.- to providea culvert of the aforementioned char- It ;will be noted that the L irons 6- engage and! acter which comprises novelnmeans for firmly retain the outermost wing members 9. a

10 securing the preformed members in assembled Mounted on the upper ends of the side slabs 10 position. 'I are transversely extending top slabs Ill. As

Other objects of the invention are to provide shown to advantage in Figure l of the drawings,

a sectional culvert which will be comparatively the joints of the side slabs I are staggered relasimple in construction, strong, durable and which tive to the joints of the footings I and the top may be manufactured and. erected at low cost. slabs 10. The outermost top slabs ID are formed 15 All of the foregoing and still further objects to provide upstanding curbs II. The upper ends and advantages of the invention willbecome apof the side slabs I have formed therein longitudiparent from a study of the following specification, nally extending grooves I2 which receive tie rods taken in connection with the accompanying I3 having threaded end portions extending drawings wherein like characters of reference through the adjacent upper portions of the g0 designate corresponding parts throughout the innermost wing members!) (see Figure 4). Reseveral views, and wherein: tain nuts I4 are threaded on the tie rods I3,

Figure l is a view in side elevation of a culvert washers I5 being interposed between said nuts constructed in accordance with the present inven- I4 and the wing members 9 through which said tion. tie rods I3 pass. The innermost wing members 9 Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof. Sextend above the side slabs I and are en- Figure 3 is a view in vertical transverse section, gaged with the outermost top slabs It], as also taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure '1. shown to advantage in Figure 4.

Figure 4 is a view in vertical longitudnal sec- Mounted in the lower portion of the ends of the tion through one end portion of the culvert, taken culvert proper are bailies I6. The bafiies I6 are 30 substantially on the line 44 of Figure 2 with provided with inclined ends H which conform to parts broken away in section. the inner sides of the footings I with which said Figure 5 is a detail view in perspective of one baflles are engaged. of the side slabs. It will thus be seen that the lower tie rods 4 Figure 6 is a detail view in perspective of one firmly clamp the footing sections I comprising 5 of the L irons. i each series together and, through the medium of Figure 7 is a detail view in perspective of one the L irons 6 said lower tie rods 4 clamp the wing of the baflies. members 9 and the side slabs I together. The Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will upper tie rods I3 clamp the innermost wing mem 0 be seen that the embodiment of the invention here 9, in which said tie rods I3 are engaged, and 40 which has been illustrated comprises parallel the upper ends of the side slabs 1 together and series of footing sections I which are assembled also the top slabs ID by reason of the fact that end to end. As illustrated to advantage in Figsaid innermost wing members 9 are engaged with ure 3 of the drawings, the footings I are tapered the outermost top slabs. The bafiles I6 prevent and include anticlinal for substantially V-shaped the soil which constitutes the floor of the culvert 45 tops 2. The bottoms ofthe footings I have from being washed away by the water flowing formed therein longitudinal grooves 3 for the through said culvert. The construction and arreception of tie rods 4, the end portions of which rangement is such that a culvert of any desired are threaded to receive nuts 5. Substantially dimensions may be rapidly constructed with a I L-shaped irons 6 are mounted on the tie rods I minimum of labor. 50

between the nuts 5 and the end footings I, said Itis believed that the many advantages of a. j i L irons extending beneath the end footings and culvert constructed in accordance with the presalso rising thereabove. This is shown to advanent invention will be readily understood and altage in Figure 4 of the drawings. though a preferred embodiment of the invention Mounted vertically on the footings I are side is as illustrated and describedflt is to. be under- 55 'means for clamping the footings, side slabs and the wing slabs together inassembled relation.

2. A culvert of the class described comprising parallel series of footing sections, side slabs.

mounted vertically on the footing sectiony said footing sections extending beyond the side slabs, means for securing the footing sections together in end to end relation, top slabs mounted-trans versely on the side slabs, wing slabs mounted on the footing sections-beyond the side slabs and engaged with the outermost side-slabsand with the outermost topslabs, and common means for clamping the wing slabs, the side slabs and the 25 top slabs together in assembled relation.

3. A culvert of the class describedcomprising footing sections, side slabs rising from the footing sections, 'said footing sections extending beyond the side slabs, top. slabs mounted on the side Slabs, W ng slabs mounted on the proiecti'r'igf footing sections and engaged with the outermost side slabs and the outermost top slabs, said side slabs having longitudinal grooves in their upper ends, tie'rods mounted in the grooves and anchored in certain of the wing slabs for clamping said certain wing slabs, the side slabs and the top slabs together in assembled relation, the footing sections having longitudinal grooves in their bottoms, tie rods mounted in the last named rams and m mbers mounted on the n tions of said tie rods and engaged with the other wing slabs for clamping the wing slabs and the footing sections together in assembled relation.

' 4. A culvert of the class described comprising tapered footing sections including substantially V-shaped tops, side slabs mounted vertically on the footing sections, and including substantially V-shaDed lower ends conformingto the tops of the" footing sections, said footing sections extendingbeyond the side slabs, wing slabs mounted on the extending footing sections, baflies mounted transversely adjacent. the, wing slabs, said bames having inclined ends engaged with theradjacent footing sections, a tie rod securing the footing sections together, top. slabs mounted on the side slabs, andtie rods securing certain of the wing slabs, the side slabs, and the top slabs together.

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